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Rich Mine (Canton Mine)

Occurrence in Cherokee county in Georgia, United States with commodities Copper, Iron-Pyrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067508
MRDS ID W000285
Record type Site
Current site name Rich Mine (Canton Mine)
Alternate or previous names Rich Mine Canton Mine
Related records 10143970

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.49779, 34.2185 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cherokee(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Canton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cartersville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Etowah(hydrologic unit)

Coosa-Tallapoosa(hydrologic accounting unit)

Alabama(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Cherokee

Comments on the location information

  • Location Calculated From Easting and Northing

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Iron-Pyrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Staurolite Gangue
Gahnite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Kyanite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Hornblende Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) Undifferentiated pelitic rocks
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Micaceous Schist

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEPARD, C. U., 1856, REPORT ON THE CANTON MINE, GA.; SAVANNAH, 1855, 2ND ED., NEW HAVEN, 1856, 20 PP

  • Deposit

    Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.Shearer, H. K., And Hull, J. P. D., 1918, A Preliminary Report On A Part Of The Pyrite Deposits Of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 33, 243 Pages.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Cannon, Suzanne S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1998 Cocker, Mark D. Georgia Geologic Survey location accuracy, easting and northing,
Editor 01-NOV-2002 Woodruff, Laurel G. U.S. Geological Survey calculated lat/long from easting-northing; entered county name; entered commodity codes; updated references

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